BSAP

 

The Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Board of Education ratified the
Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) in February of the 2020-21 school year. The
BSAP is designed to address Black students' unique needs related to historic and
ongoing inequitable educational opportunities by fostering high academic
performance, social-emotional awareness and management, and a positive
cultural identity for Black students. The District earmarked funding to address the
longstanding disparities in educational outcomes between Black students and
their non-Black peers.

The Black Student Achievement Plan aligns with the Los Angeles Unified Strategic
Plan and its core beliefs of Equity, Collaboration, and Excellence. Through a robust
implementation of the BSAP, its mission, objectives, and operations aim to address
Black students' unique and unmet needs. This allows all students to benefit from
an educational environment that values diversity and actively works towards
eliminating educational disparities that have historically inhibited Black students'
success in school systems nationwide. In 2023, Los Angeles Unified expanded the
BSAP Program by $26 million to illustrate the importance and need for the BSAP
and the District's continued commitment to the BSAP. The District continually
ensures that BSAP policies and practices align with the law by highlighting that the
BSAP and its resources are open to all interested students and by operating in
accordance with the District's Nondiscrimination policy based on applicable
federal and state laws.

Strategies used in the BSAP bring about educational equity for Black students by
partnering with Black Families and the community, supporting the implementation
of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive and Anti-racist Practices, wrap-around
support structures, and through experiences that uplift the contributions of the
Black community as motivation and models to further develop positive Black
student identity. Additionally, the BSAP fosters partnerships with community-based
organizations with proven track records of success within the Black community
and provides increased staffing support to address Black students' academic and
social-emotional needs.

The vision and realization of the BSAP has been a collaboration between LAUSD
and community stakeholders. Implementing this plan involves all District
employees' individual and collective responsibility and accountability. We will hold
each other accountable for realizing the Black Student Achievement Plan. The
plan is a dynamic document, with adjustments based on its responsiveness to
black students, parents, and their communities.

 

Black Student Achievement Plan Definition of Success

 

We believe that successful Black Student Achievement is defined by high academic performance, strong social-emotional awareness and management, and positive cultural identity. Furthermore, strategies and methods utilized to cultivate these things shall be directly responsive to the unique needs of Black students due in large, to the historic and ongoing social and economic conditions experienced by Black people.

 

 When we:

1. learn from the Black community and bring the lived experiences of our Black students and families into our instructional planning, 
2. engage Black students and their families in shared ownership to improve conditions for Black students including personal value attached to education,
3. support our teachers, school administrators, and staff to deliver academically challenging learning environments, establish data informed multi-tiered support structures provide culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy and equity,
4. align all district efforts at every level to drive improvement in teaching and learning for Black students,
5. increase internal and external accountability for the improvement of Black student performance.

Then we will demonstrate multi-year increases in Black student achievement.

 

 

LAUSD Black Student Achievement Plan (Click Below)

 

BSAP LAUSD Website: https://www.lausd.org/bsa